Events / Training

The Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations have been with us since 1994. The regulations were updated and re-launched as CDM in 2007.

The regulations when effectively followed create a solid foundation to help achieve integration of health and safety into the management of projects and to:

• Encourage everyone involved to work together
• Improve planning and management
• Identify hazards early on such that they can be eliminated or their impact reduced
• Target effort where it is of most benefit
• Discourage unnecessary bureaucracy

Working with CDM Regulations training course

Over the past 18 months ABB Engineering Services has been running a series of training courses and lunchtime talks across the UK to help clients understand the new regulations and the impact they will have on their projects. So far ABB has trained in excess of 300 delegates from a wide range of companies including, Centrica, SABIC, Diageo, Huntsman, National Grid and BOC.

“Helps to focus on what we should be doing”

“Tutor had good experience to share”

“Overall content very good”

ABB Engineering Services is represented by Graeme Ellis on the recently formed Energy Institute Process Safety Committee. This deals with issues relevant to the oil and gas sector and includes representatives from Chevron, Total, BP, BG, ConocoPhillips, Centrica, Nexen, Scottish Power and Maersk Oil. The current focus of the committee is area classification, SIL determination and the management of petroleum storage depots following the Buncefield accident.

This year ABB sponsored the Sustainable Technology award at the IChemE Innovation and Excellence awards ceremony, which was presented by Neil Blackhall to Faculda dade Engenharia da Universidade do Porto for their development of a sustainable process for Green Diesel Additives Synthesis. The host for the evening was Chris Barrie of Brittas Empire and Red Dwarf, fame.

ABB attended the prestigious CIA Celebration of Success Day. The purpose of the event was to share learning from all of the CIA award winners and to generate positive publicity for the industry.